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To: JGoren who wrote (48783)	11/10/1999 2:59:00 AM
From: Bux	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

I like pulling the Q out of the leather pouch and it fits better on my waist and doesn't want to fall off my belt, feels better when I am sitting down. I don't like using the ThinPhone in its case. I'm curious what the "case" fetish is? Do handsets really need a protective case? I know the Thinphone is really tough. You could throw it out of a car window at 40mph and it would probably still work. Do we put leather cases on our cordless phones at home? Who cares if it gets a scratch? Wireless phones are obsolete within a couple of years anyway. Is it so you can clip it on your belt? Just use one of those little plastic clips that either self stick or glue on. Bux

To: JGoren who wrote (48783)	11/10/1999 4:30:00 AM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 152472

I think Sprint charges once you make the first connection to the net, but everytime you send a new command and it says "sending" I think you are being charged time. I think you are being charged for the entire time. I think a good analogy is a regular wireline modem. You dial, you get connected, and if your local company or ISP did not have flat charges, you would be charged for entire time until you hang up the line. The "sending" and "receiving" messages you get after you make your selection and the time it takes are irrelevant. They are equivalent to going to a different page, and the little falling asteroid animation on Netscape browser, or the globe or whatever animation on MSFT IE. All that matters is the time between opening the browser and closing the browser. (I think). Joe